slaugh
See also: Slaugh
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”). See also slaw.
Noun edit
slaugh
- (dated) Slaw.
- 1839, Mrs. Lettice Bryan, The Kentucky Housewife: Containing Nearly Thirteen Hundred Full Receipts, page 192:
- COLD SLAUGH: Select firm, fragile heads of cabbage (no other kinds being suitable for slaugh) ...
- 1881, Mrs. H. Howson, Home cookery, Jackson Brothers, page 47:
- COLE SLAUGH
- 1890, Wehman's cook book : a complete collection of valuable recipes suited to every household and all tastes, H.J. Wehman, page 50:
- COLD SLAUGH.—Shave cabbage fine; ...